1970-1971 C&S News - Fighting Snow at Central City, RGS 42 and C&S cars to ride again!...or not

[Kurt Maechner]

I looked through the archive of the Rocky Mountain Rail Report, the newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club and put a post together with some miscellaneous South Park Line/C&Sng news from the 1970-1971 editions including:

Fighting Snow in Central City
An outing to the Central City Narrow Gauge Railroad.  There is some commentary about the previous year's outing that must have included the need to shovel out the track from snow so the excursion could run.

Resurrecting the Magic Mountain Railroad
There is a small piece that discusses plans to revive the short-lived Magic Mountain Railroad in Golden with Rio Grande Southern engine 42 and two ex-C&S cars, a boxcar and a refrigerator car.  

(There was a third excursion car as well-Does anyone know where that car was from?   And a caboose)

I also added a short history of the Magic Mountain Railroad and its connection to the Colorado Railroad Museum and the two C&S cars used on it.

Enjoy!
Kurt

The Magic Mountain Railroad 1959
Photo source

[Southpark]

Hey Kirk,
You are at it early this morning.  Keep the up-dates coming for those who do not know some of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club's early doings.
Tom Klinger

[Kurt Maechner]

Yes!  I had to get it in before hitting the world of house chores with the fam this morning. :)

It is really fun for me to read the RMRC happenings from what was actually written at the time.
Kurt

[Paul R.]

All interesting information keep them coming Kurt. Paul R.

[Kurt Maechner]

Will do, Paul.  I'm glad people are enjoying them as much as I am.
Kurt